Brahmanbaria few months ago, the municipality had carried out an eviction campaign on the sidewalks. Even the district administration joined this campaign. In several operations, the footpaths of important parts of Brahmanbaria municipal area were roughly cleared of encroachment.
The municipal motorcycle stand to sit on that unoccupied sidewalk. Leases have already been given for setting up stands at four locations. Three of these places are regularly congested. Motorcycles must be kept on the road in two of those three areas.
On Saturday, the signboard was put up on the side of the road with the lease of motorcycle stand. Then from Sunday morning, critical posts of this type of initiative were posted on social media with pictures of signboards in this regard. It is alleged that this will increase traffic congestion in the city.
It has been seen in Sarzamin, Kashful is written in big on the signboard. Below is the motorcycle stand. Where if you keep the motorcycle for one hour, you have to pay the rent at the rate of 10 taka for the first hour and 5 taka from the second hour. Name of Abu Bakr Siddique written on the signboard and given two mobile phone numbers.
At the Kumarsheel intersection allotted for lease, one can see the signboard of the stand in front of ‘Sur Sursamrat Di Alauddin Sangeetangane’, a very important cultural center of the city. Mother and Child Hospital and Government Women’s College are next to that institution. A lot of traffic is observed in the area as there are several private hospitals and clinics near the intersection of three roads, including the District Headquarters Hospital. Locals said that there is often traffic jam at the intersection.
The three other places where motorcycle stands are being leased are in front of Modern Municipal Super Market, Masjid Road and in front of Post Office. Through this, there is a place to park motorcycles in front of the modern municipal supermarket. Although the place is occupied by sellers of various items including fuchka, chatapti, eggs. There is no free space to park motorcycles on the already narrow Masjid Road. There is a small empty space near the cooperative market in front of the post office where motorcycles can be kept.
When a call was made to the second mobile phone number on the signboard, the receiver identified himself as Abu Bakr Siddique. He told Present Times, “I took the lease of the motorcycle stand from the municipality and gave it the name Kashful. Its implementation will start soon. In response to a question, he said that the first mobile phone number given on the signboard is the business partner. Hussain Miar. Only he can say better about this.
Md. Hossain Miah said, “I received the paper for the lease of two places on May 22. Now the beginning is being informed to the people. A lease of 11 months has been taken for a total of four places.’ But in response to the question of how much the lease has been taken, he said, ‘It is very little money.’
The chief executive officer of the municipality. A. “A city cannot run like this,” Quddus told Kal Kantha on Sunday evening. This city has become unfit for people to live and move. Trying to bring the city in order. By not allowing unlicensed rickshaws to ply, traffic congestion has eased. After the widening of the road, mobile shops have occupied it. After we removed it, the lobby came again.
In response to a question, he said, “Elopathari motorcycles are kept all over the city.” That’s why we are trying to keep the motorcycle in a specific place. This will bring order back to the road. We have given leases for motorcycle stands at four locations for the time being. There are plans to do it in two or three more places.
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